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1st Mar 2024  12:39  by vegibagger

FB Number: S7410  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Very mossy and rather beautiful. And famous name.. As expected from notes Carol Engels choice was a good one, but when Trig Pillar Liberator Man comes equipped with good loppers a way can and was forged through the gorse from the northern field side, for future visitors. It's just after the extra bit of sticking out fenced copse. Clear path now.

11th Oct 2023  11:05  by sarm1975

Gridref: NH 77300 48000   FB Number: S7410  Condition: Good  Score: 3/10

Nothing special about this location other than it's iconic name. No access from the field due to overgrown gorse so circumnavigated around.

Culloden

13th Jul 2023  14:24  by Highland Saint

FB Number: S7410  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

20th Sep 2022  10:13  by A1Mushroom

FB Number: S7410  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Parked to one side at the start of the lane which you walk down. Route as others.

3rd Jun 2022  10:28  by coinea

Gridref: NH 77373 48003   FB Number: S7410  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Same route as others past derelict house and round deer fence. Tree close to pillar has toppled so hole in front of FB now, tricky to get a decent face-on photo of pillar

S7410 Culloden

20th May 2022  00:00  by caroleengel

Gridref: NH 77375 48003   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Parking tricky - was advised against the top of the track to the NE due to a "house" being down there - its totally derelict! So on local advice, verge parked almost opposite Garden Cottage NH 7781 4809 - luckily no-one in. Returned to access track and walked past "house" and climbed deer fence into wood - access better this side (cows in fields on north side). Easy approach to trig from south - bushes cut back.

29th Mar 2021  14:30  by EmmaMcBride1

FB Number: S7410  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Took the same route as most others past old house and around deer fence. Lots of fallen trees have taken fences down with them so there are a few wires or pieces of barbed wire sticking up. A quick trig but minimal views.

Mossy pillar Pillar in good condition with spider and cap.©EmmaMcBride1

1st Mar 2021  14:57  by Roselyn Adams

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 5/10

It was hard to find but I got there... Map isn't to rule so aware.

1st Mar 2021  14:57  by Roselyn Adams

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 5/10

It was hard to find but I got there... Map isn't to rule so aware.

21st Feb 2021  16:30  by Ilovetrigs

FB Number: S7410  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Difficult to reach as everything covered in snow, thick gorse (as tall as me) weighted down with it, fallen trees covered with it, icy cold and prickly! What a lot of fun!

©Ilovetrigs

6th Dec 2020  08:34  by David Bremner

FB Number: S7410  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Culloden: the very name touches something in the Scottish psyche. Parked at entrance to track which leads to the derelict cottage. Quite wet underfoot. Beyond the cottage I encountered a deer fence but was able to sidestep it easily. Picking up the track again I got over some fallen trees and found the trig in the gorse which was easily penetrable. Quite a few roe deer in the woods.

28th Dec 2019  13:45  by Mickandkim

Gridref: NH 77375 48013   FB Number: S7410  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

In gorse

29th Sep 2016  11:48  by CJO

Gridref: NH 77380 48010   FB Number: S7410  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

All intact. Moss and gorse slowly overtaking pillar. A very wet and windy day.

Culloden

13th Mar 2016  14:15  by tummelv

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Got parked up at the entrance to the track to the old cottage just at the roadside and followed the arrow straight track straight to the trig. There is a couple of boggy bits but easily passible with walking boots and a few fallen trees to negotiate but nothing too bad. Was at the trig within about 10 minutes of leaving the car. Nice views from this one although the amount of gorse does hamper it slightly!

13th Mar 2016  00:00  by billygunn

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Found whilst Geocaching.

5th Oct 2015  11:55  by RichardM

Gridref: NH 77377 48008   FB Number: S7410  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

At N edge of woods next to Mountain Ash and Gorse. Several fallen trees hinder access from the NE. Glimpses of views NW to Moray Firth

28th Mar 2015  15:55  by BigJ

Gridref: NH 77380 48009   FB Number: S7410  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Lots of fallen trees just before reaching the trig.

25th Aug 2014  12:41  by Aqueously90

Gridref: NH 77372 48014   FB Number: S7410  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Log #32. Not too hard to find. Parked at derelict cottage and followed treeline to trig. A little bit of gorse, and not much in the way of a view. [ExP-32/MiP-0/BM-0]

FB ©Aqueously90
Spider and cap. ©Aqueously90
View to the north. ©Aqueously90

12th May 2014  11:35  by sky high boys

FB Number: S7410  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Couple of free hours to myself for a change, nice day to be out. Cruised Loch Ness this morning, up to here, then Clava, Aviemore, Ruthven, Pitlochry and home sweet Edinburgh home.

16th Mar 2014  17:39  by thejackrustles

FB Number: S7410  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Not the easiest walk to this as the path disappeared, no view due to tree cover

Mrs Frazzle trig surfing! ©thejackrustles
Culloden ©thejackrustles

26th Feb 2014  17:22  by nozzer

Gridref: NH 77381 48005   FB Number: S7410  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

tree getting bigger to the NW facing direction -limited pruning taken place. Took a little finding but located by sticking to the somewhat overgrown track.

26th Feb 2014  17:22  by Downfaller

Gridref: NH 77381 48005   FB Number: S7410  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

19th Feb 2014  19:33  by hhew444

FB Number: S7410  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

15th Jan 2014  12:20  by gerryu2

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Enjoyed the walk to this one past the wee house then spotted the trig and a deer. Good views.

30th Sep 2012  12:36  by wrose

Gridref: NH 77379 48001   FB Number: S7410  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

I parked at to the north-east at the track/road junction. Then followed a good track to the derelict cottage (which has a Cut Mark). After that it was a bit of a fight through the trees and gorse to eventually arrive at the pillar. The pillar itself is in good condition and still retains an original plug. Not much of a view but an interesting place nonetheless.

S7410 Culloden Pillar.
S7410 Culloden Flush Bracket.
S7410 Culloden Plug.

24th Apr 2007  15:00  by ocean soul

FB Number: S7410  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Took the forest path after parking to the West.Lots of gorse and thistles around this one and a real swine to locate.

26th May 2006  15:25  by spidym

FB Number: S7410  Condition: Good  Score: 4/10

I took the forest route in hope of making finding the pillar easier. It kinda worked however there was still a lot of Gorse in the trees so might not have made much difference. Very well hidden. Sounds like a job for some good cutters just around the Pillar so can be spotted a little easier.. :)

the hidden Pillar ( a little blurry)

11th Apr 2006  12:00  by peregrinus

FB Number: S7410  Condition: Good  Score: 4/10

vgc, metal cap deep letters, just inside woodland, by tall gorse, negligible view. House to NE is derelict

21st Jun 2005  22:58  by clochandighter

Gridref: NH 77380 48008   FB Number: S7410  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

After last year's debacle (see below) I allowed myself more time for this one. This time I fought my own Battle of Culloden against the branches, through the woods until I found the pillar. GPS signal weak. Pillar VGC. Spider retains OS plug with deep indented font. FB faces NW. Only back sighting hole open. Some pruning was done for the photographs. As of today there is a clearway through the gorse to the grazing field, but this will infill again. No view apart from the new temporary outlook to the NW horizon. History: completed 11th May 1953, tertiary station in Block NH54, Inverness.

Before & after gardening
Before & after gardening
S7410 from the grazing field.

14th Mar 2005  15:20  by Allymac

FB Number: S7410  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

After crossing every obstacle Mother Nature could throw at me, I finally found the pillar hidden amongst some gorse and a fallen tree. Not much of a view though. Another advert for buying a GPS if you don't already have one.

There's a trig in there somewhere, honest!

7th Oct 2004  16:17  by clochandighter

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 0/10

Was running out of time for 1831 train home from Inverness. Fighting through the woods from the NE end was taking too long so doubled back and followed boundary by walking along the field edge. Unfortunately the boundary is a continuous wall of inpenetrable gorse, and there was no obvious quick way through in the time I had left - plus it was raining heavily. Will revisit at a later date and allow more time, GRP.

28th Apr 2004  12:00  by iainmac

FB Number: S7410  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Bit of a pig to find - line of old hedge and lots of gorse about.

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